Month: September 2013

The Forward has run an article about the Teleki ter shtibl project in Budapest — the revitalization of an old apartment synagogue in Budapest’s 8th district — and the hopes of the project’s prime movers, brothers Andras and Gabor … continue reading →

On his Vanished World blog, Christian Herrmann reports on the work of volunteers who spent three weeks in August cleaning up the vast Jewish cemetery in Chernivtsi (Czernowitz) Ukraine, clearing it of the weeds, vines, bushes and other other vegetation … continue reading →

Sigmund Rolat, 83, a Polish-born Jewish philanthropist who has supported many Jewish culture and heritage projects and initiatives in Poland, has been decorated with one of Poland’s highest honors, the Commander’s Cross with Star of the Order of Poland Reborn. At … continue reading →

Though thousands of Jewish heritage sites — synagogues, cemeteries, mikvaot, former ghetto areas, etc — still stand, in one form or another, many, many Jewish places have been razed, forgotten or erased from memory. Many synagogue buildings have been … continue reading →